Supreme Court agrees to take up part of Arizona proof-of-citizenship voter law dispute
Key takeaways
- The lower court also ruled that the NVRA, which regulates voter registration for federal elections, prohibits Arizona from canceling the registration of suspected noncitizens within 90 days before an election.
- The central questions are whether Arizona can demand that prospective voters submit documentary proof of U.S.
- At issue are Arizona House Bills 2492 and 2234, a pair of measures adopted in 2022 that prohibit registered voters from casting ballots for president or by mail if they have not provided proof of U.S.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The justices granted the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to review an appeals court decision that found the state laws at issue were preempted by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, or NVRA, and blocked them from enforcement.
The lower court also ruled that the NVRA, which regulates voter registration for federal elections, prohibits Arizona from canceling the registration of suspected noncitizens within 90 days before an election.
The central questions are whether Arizona can demand that prospective voters submit documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering with a state form and whether the state can implement a program to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls.